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From: rbr4@UHURA.CC.ROCHESTER.EDU (Roland Roberts)
Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug
Subject: Rmail startup bug
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Date: 11 Oct 88 18:51:49 GMT
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We're running GNU Emacs 18.50.5 (.5? I don't know what it's for...) on
a Sun running BSD 4.2 (Sun Release 3.5).  When RMAIL is *first* run
(i.e. no pre-existing ~/RMAIL), the RMAIL buffer is screwed up.
Everything in my ~/mbox (already read mail) is appended to an empty
RMAIL file.  The following appears (flush left) at the top: 

	BABYL OPTIONS:
	Version: 5
	Labels:
	Note:   This is the header of an rmail file.
	Note:   If you are seeing it in rmail,
	Note:    it means the file has no messages in it.

The contents of ~/mbox follow.  Upon saving ~/RMAIL and killing the
buffer, RMAIL may be reinvoked and everything is fine.  Each message
appears alone in the buffer.  Any suggestions on a fix?


Roland Roberts                          BITNET: roberts@uornsrl
Nuclear Structure Research Lab		INTERNET: rbr4@uhura.cc.rochester.edu